Judas Priest
KK’s Priest Brought Heavy Sin to The King of Clubs Third Year Anniversary
On Saturday, March 16, The Return of The Sinner Tour smashed into The King of Clubs bringing a sold out crowd of hardcore fans to witness a diverse lineup of European metal and West Coast rock n’ roll. Headliner devotee’s were adorned in attire sporting the name Priest, except there were two K’s in front, instead of a J. The year began with KK’s Priest arriving in the states for their first U.S. t...[Read More]
Kore Rozzik – Cincinnati Bastardized New York Style
On Friday, March 4th, the bastard child of NYC and shock rock savant Kore Rozzik came to the Epic Live Event Center in Cincinnati to charm loyal followers with over the top theatrics, props, personality and animated antics. Part Alice Cooper, part Nikki Sixx and all rock n’ roll showman. He brought the smoke, steam and moolah giving a big show embrace to the venue. He toured with Nita Strauss last...[Read More]
Nita Strauss Welcomed Harrison to the Winter Wasteland
Friday, December 10, the Blue Note in Harrison, OH hosted an evening of instrumental mastery, women paying homage to a priest and a Black Satellite shining bright from New York. The night’s headliner was instrumental guitar savant Nita Strauss playing almost all solo material barring one song from the Godfather of shock rock, who she’s played next two on numerous tours. She may be most known for C...[Read More]
The Acid King – The Non-Satanic Story of Ricky Kasso
The ‘80s were known for many things. Loud clothes, indulgence of every kind, spandex, big hair and loud, heavy music. It was also the decade that so-called darkness came from the music via misinformation, paranoia, media hype and adult/journalistic finger pointing. This era was called the Satanic Panic. The decade was also known for its legendary and sometimes fatal intake of drugs. The ingredient...[Read More]
Hairball – 20 Years of ‘80s Decadence Invade The Fraze
Thursday, July 22, the answer to if the Sunset Strip ‘80s scene happened in the 2000’s, Hairball comes to Kettering, furthering the decline of western and southeastern civilization. The Fraze stage is gonna get crazy from the heat with two hours of tribute tunes bringing back the decade of true decadence, hairspray and a lot of stuff bands did that couldn’t be printed… or posted. It’s the real, li...[Read More]
The Leviathan Project – In Beast Mode
Florida’s known for many things besides heat, Disney World, rappers and of course the head banging, growling birthplace of death metal. The movement began in the ‘80s with Father Chuck alongside the darkness of Deicide, Obituary and Morbid Angel among several other blasphemers. Previously, no death metal project or sound has had any close, relatable proximity to ‘80s glam metal, (talk about blasph...[Read More]
Columbus Screams for The Iron Maidens
Saturday September 16, the Alrosa Villa was packed with people paying tribute to the four bands playing tribute to four metal forefathers. Both levels of the venue were stacked with metalheads ready to hear their favorite Judas Priest, Metallica, Dio and Iron Maiden songs. Defenders of the Faith opened the evening paying homage to the Metal God and Priest with classic Halford era tunes, though the...[Read More]